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School of Cello Playing

School of Cello Playing

by Carl Davidoff

An open access edition of Davidoff's influential 1888 Violoncell-Schule in English translation by Miranda Wilson.

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Contents
Introduction
Note on the Translation
Carl Davidoff's Legacy: The Russian School of Cello Pedagogy

Part One: First Position
Article I: Posture and Instrument Hold
Article II: Bow Hold
Article III: Placing the Bow on the String and Guiding the Bow
Article IV: Position of the Left Hand and Fingers
Article V: First Position
Article VI: Different Strokes
Article VII: Bow Speed
Article VIII: Transition of the Bow from One String to Another
Article IX: String Crossings on Notes of Unequal Duration
Article X: Connection of Several Notes Within a Bow (Slurs)
Article XI: Extended Position

Part Two: Positions and Position Shifts
Article I: The Concept of Positions
Article II: Fourth Position
Article III: Shifting from First to Fourth Position and Vice Versa
Article IV: 1 ½ Position
Article V: Half Position
Article VI: Second Position
Article VII: Third Position
Article VIII: 3 ½ Position
Article IX: 4 ½ Position
Article X: Position Shifts

Part Three: The Higher Positions (Excepting Thumb Position)
Article I: Higher Positions in General
Article II: Shifts from Lower to Higher Positions
Article III: Major and Minor Scales in Two Octaves

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